In the New Testament we read that “it is impossible for the blood of bulls and goats to take away sins” (Heb 10:4) and that “we have been sanctified through the offering of the body of Jesus Christ once for all” (Heb 10:10). And yet Ezekiel 40-48 seems to speak of a future temple in [...][Continue Reading...]

Hebrews 4:1-11 Therefore, while the promise of entering his rest still stands, let us fear lest any of you should seem to have failed to reach it. (2) For good news came to us just as to them, but the message they heard did not benefit them, because they were not united by faith with [...][Continue Reading...]

Hebrews 10:5 Consequently, when Christ came into the world, he said, “Sacrifices and offerings you have not desired, but a body have you prepared for me;” In readings by those who believe that Jesus already existed in heaven (Trinity, Jehovah’s Witnesses) this is often taken to mean that God prepared a foetus in Mary’s womb [...][Continue Reading...]

There are various views about who wrote the Letter to the Hebrews– Paul, Luke, Clement, Barnabas, etc.1 –but, really, we don’t know who the author was. One idea is that perhaps we aren’t supposed to know who wrote the Letter to the Hebrews. A large part of the letter tells us that Jesus is the pinnacle of [...][Continue Reading...]